Archive for the ‘Luxury’ Category
The Makr iPad Case
The Makr iPad Case. One large piece of leather is folded, hand sewn and edge painted to create this magnificent case. Find out more here You must visit their blog here. Some outstanding photography.
The World’s Best Hotel Rooftops
The view from the top of the Jumeirah Beach Hotel has been ranked the best hotel rooftop view in the world by users of price comparison website Trivago. The luxury Dubai hotel, which offers views of the Persian Gulf from a manmade island accessible via a walkway or from the 24th floor “Uptown Bar” in the main building, topped the list of global hotels that offer impressive views. In second place was the Lebua hotel at State Tower in Bangkok, which offers sprawling views of the Thai capital from its protruding bar on the 63rd floor. 1. Jumeirah Beach Hotel (Dubai) 2. Hotel at Lebua State Tower (Bangkok) 3. Hotel de Rome (Berlin) 4. Bairro Alto Hotel (Lisbon) 5. The Ritz-Carlton (Moscow) 6. NH Parque Central (Havana) 7. Hotel Gansevoort (New York) 8. Grand Hotel Central (Barcelona) 9. Hotel U Prince (Prague) 10. Terrass Hotel (Paris) 11. Hotel St. George Roma (Rome) 12. The Trafalgar Hotel (London) 13. Fresh Hotel (Athens) 14. Palms Casino Resort (Las Vegas) 15. The Marmara Pera (Istanbul) List and links done...Enjoy!
Singapore Airlines offers private jet transfer service
Singapore Airlines is to offer private jet transfer in Europe to passengers flying from Australia, the airline confirmed last week. A partnership with Lufthansa’s Private Jet services will mean that passengers flying to one of Singapore Airline’s 14 European destinations will be able to continue their journey on a private jet to one of over 1,000 airports in Europe. The model is almost exactly the same as PrivateConnect, the British Airways tie-up with CitationAir announced earlier this year which provides private jet connections in North America for passengers arriving on BA flights. The European service, which is provided by Star Alliance partners Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa, uses a fixed price and is based solely on distance (from €6,900), regardless of the number of travellers. A dedicated “Private Jet Manager” is on hand to arrange catering, baggage transfer, limousine services and customs clearance for passengers using the top-end service. The service is likely to be popular with Singapore Airlines’ first class passengers, who enjoy suites aboard the A380 services to London, Paris and Zurich — albeit at a price tag which starts at around €12,000 return.
Hair salon by moomoo architects
Polish studio moomoo architects have introduced mirrored columns, slanted walls and a clothes shop to the interior of this hair salon in Warsaw, Poland. Inclined wall planes are bisected by horizontal cuts which open shelf space for the exhibited hair products along with the functional sink surface.
Yacht Design Inspired By Papercraft
Artax Studio’s Paper Boat is a concept design of a yacht which is in the shape of a paper toy boat. The 55-foot yacht features a central cabin shaped in the form of a glass pyramid and a built-in cooking island in the middle, marking the the living rooms and surrounded by couches at each corner. The bulwark is collapsible and creates a ‘terrace on the sea’ look by folding down towards the water and extending the deck. A retractable swimming ladder is installed for those wanting a comfortable access to the sea.
Jonathan Ellery And Wallpaper For Bell & Ross
Jonathan Ellery and watchmaker Bell & Ross have collaborated as part of a project initiated by Wallpaper magazine for their Handmade edition. This special edition will be released in August 2010 and will collect unique pieces from different univers such as furnitures, food, clothes, design objects, etc… “A conceptual spinning sculpture on the wrist” is how Ellery describes the watch, which is based on the BR01-92 Radar model. Like the Radar, those 3 concentral disks are spinning to form a special pattern representing a “cosmic explosion” only 2 times in 24hrs.
James Bond Aston Martin DB5 1964
This is the Aston Martin Sean Connery drove as James Bond in the movies Goldfinger and Thunderball. This iconic Aston Martin DB4 1964 will be up for auction in London at RM Auctions’ Automobiles on October 27. It is expected to go as high as $5 million because if its rarity. It is only one of two in the world, and this one is the last one. Gadgets and modifications are also intact from the movies itself including machine guns, bullet-proof shield, revolving number plates, tracking device, removable roof panel, oil slick sprayer, nail spreader and smoke screen, all controlled from factory installed toggles and switches hidden in the center arm-rest.
Salvatore Ferragamo Luxury iPad cases
Joining the growing list of designers to release iPad cases, Salvatore Ferragamo announces they too will offer a collection of iPad cases. The cases come in two full-leather versions and a fabric version, lined with premium leather Fully encasing Apple’s iPad with a unique envelope design, both shell and touchscreen are completely protected by this rich, structured case.